If you delete a screening for a patient, their permission level returns to 'unknown'.

Elements in a custom screening form

The options below show in the internal screening form. If you have customized a custom screening form, your options may vary.

Pale yellow fields indicate areas where you can type new or changed information. Names, birthdate, age, and preferred name will be pre-filled if the information is entered on the Edit Patient Information window.

Combo boxes: These are pick lists from which you can select from a list of options. Click the combo box, then click an option. Gender, place of service, urgency, and grade level will be pre-filled if the information is entered on the Edit Patient Information window.

Click on a tooth or surface in the chart then select a code to mark it. Teeth 2, 3, 14, 15, 31, 30, 19, and 18 allow a code per surface. You can mark a single surface or all. A legend of the codes shows under the Screening Chart.

S = Seal

PS = Previously Sealed/Intact

C = Caries

F = Filled

NFE = Not Fully Erupted

NN = Not Needed

None = remove a previously marked code.

Sealant Procedures on Permanent Teeth: If S is marked on a tooth or surface, a corresponding procedure (D1351) is also automatically added to the patient's chart. If marked on the Screening Chart, the sealant procedure will have a TP status. If marked on the Sealant Placement chart, the sealant procedure will have a C status (complete). Surface information will be associated with the procedure, but not sent with claims. Sealants are the only code that will insert a procedure in the chart. All other codes are informational only but are reportable in custom queries.

Screening Chart Example: S indicates teeth or surfaces where a sealant is treatment planned. C indicates caries. NFE indicates a tooth not yet erupted. For each permanent tooth with a S code, a corresponding sealant procedure will be added to the patient's chart with a treatment planned status.

Sealant Placement Example: Each S indicates where a sealant procedure was completed. For each permanent tooth with a S code, a corresponding sealant procedure will be added to the patient's chart with a completed status.

Add anonymous screenings

Anonymous screenings do not require adding a patient or setting screening permissions.

Click Add Anonymous.

Enter the information. All information except Name can be entered.

Click OK. A new screening form will open.

When finished click Cancel.

If the person needs treatment, consider entering them into the system as a regular patient (if not already entered) and putting their patient ID number in the Comments section.

Questions and Answers

If I remove a sealant code from a screening, but the procedure has already been charted, will the procedure be removed from the patient's Chart?

No. You must manually remove the procedure from the patient's chart.

If I have a treatment planned sealant already marked (and a corresponding procedure in the Chart module), and then I mark a completed sealant on the Sealant Placement chart, will a new procedure for the completed sealant be added to the chart?

If the tooth and surfaces match exactly, the treatment planned procedure's status will change to 'complete'. If they do not match, a new completed sealant procedure will be added.

How do I change information in a completed screening?

If you want changes to sealant procedures automatically reflected in the chart, open the screening via the Edit Screening Group window. If the screening form is opened from the Chart module, changes will be saved, but will not automatically add sealant procedures.